GAME OF SILENCE
You don’t know anything.
I don’t?
What are we doing now? Tell me.
Ahu, I don’t want anything to happen to you.
-I don’t want protection. -What do you want?
Take me with you.
I want to help. I know what they did to you guys.
They killed Zeki. They killed him.
This is not a task for you, Ahu, Don’t you understand?
I want to help. I don’t want to be sheltered away.
I don’t need you to protect me. I want to help you guys.
I want to help. I’m a Kuyudibi girl. I grew up here.
No!
For the last time, no! You won’t do anything.
I won’t put you in danger.
All you can do is keep it a secret.
Don’t tell a soul,
especially Bilal.
Did you find anyone?
The son of the junk dealer, Aykut, right up the street.
He just got out last week. Ibo will bring him over in a bit.
By the way, why did you rush to see Groom last night?
Tell me you didn't tell him, Ecevit. Did you?
At some point we will need some help.
Dude, screw that kind of help.
-Our school teacher is gonna help us? -He will.
Why would he? Did we ever check on him all these years?
Why didn’t you?
Because of the way he looks at me.
He judges me with his eyes, making me feel like I've let him down.
He doesn’t think we are worthy of anything.
How do you know he won't sell us out?
How well do you know this guy?
I don’t know him but he knows me. I trust him.
Do you know this kid?
I can’t see without my glasses.
This is Zeki, the one we were talking about.
I taught this punk for many years. Of course I recognize him.
Good. So you probably recognize the others too.
Look, teacher, I told you we have two murder cases here.
It’s obvious they're all Zeki’s friends.
They are all suspects and belong in jail.
So take a closer look.
You could be book for obstruction of justice.
Justice...
Justice. Isn’t that just the name of a building?
I get it. Your entire neighborhood is made up of anarchists.
That’s why nobody out there was willing to talk to me.
You're not gonna talk either, are you?
I will.
This is Ibrahim, and this is Bilal.
The other one?
I don’t recognize him.
But if Bilal and Ibo would suffice,
Not only do I cooperate, but I can also bring them here this evening.
What do you say? Can you put your justice to work then?
Teacher, you bring these two guys here tonight,
and I will bring you the justice and its sword.
Groom won’t sell us out. I trust him.
Come here, boy. Don’t be scared now. Come here.
This is Sheriff, and this is Blond. Guys, this is Ferhat.
Ferhat
Are you from Kuyudibi, son?
You are a man then.
are you a man, dude?
Ferhat, I’m going to ask you some questions,
and I want you to tell me the truth.
What kind of questions?
About the prison. Don’t be afraid.
Don’t be scared, son. There's nobody here from the prison.
Nobody will know we talked.
Okay.
What happened? What is it? What did the doctor say?
Nothing, man. He will be fine.
That’s what he said?
Gosh, go study or do something. Why do you care about this guy so much?
Listen! I will take you apart.
Once he wakes up, you'll have to pick up the pieces and leave.
Now tell me, what did the doctor say?
You are insane.
You lunatic!
He said he will make it if he wakes up tomorrow. Okay?
What if he doesn’t?
You don't have to say anything.
How about we ask you, and you nod if it’s true.
That way, you won’t have said anything.
What do you think, Ferhat?
In there…
Did the inmates hit you, son?
The guards?
All right. How about Sait?
Don’t worry. We are with you, so don't be afraid.
Did they starve you?
And they didn’t let you see your family?
So son, in there...
...in there...
did they touch you?
They threatened you, right?
And you couldn’t tell anybody.
And you were scared, really scared.
But more than that, you were ashamed, right?
Like... Like you had sinned?
And what about Sait, did you tell him?
You told him, right?
He didn’t do anything, that son of a...
You begged him, Mr. Sait, please...
You told them not to do it, right son?
You begged, right? "Please, Mr. Sait, don’t do it!"
But Sait gave you a blank stare, right?
Sait keeps his hands off the big inmates, right?
He did nothing, as you begged him "please!", but he just sat there.
Right, son? Say something!
You asked for help, you said,
“Please, Mr. Sait, please help me.”
Sait didn't do anything, did he?
Say something, Ferhat!
Please, please, don’t hit me.
I will kill him. I'll kill this guy. I will kill Sait!
Blond! That's enough.
Will you do something to Sait?
How can we do anything, when you're not willing to talk.
If you promise you'll get him, I will.
There is a basement.
Sait takes the bad ones down there.
And?
Then he beats them.
There's a camera, he records it all.
-Why? -He makes the other kids watch.
He threatens to do the same to them.
Do you know where he keeps these tapes?
In his safe.
That’s what he told us. That’s all I know.
Let’s find it.
Let’s find that safe.
How? We can’t get in.
Wait, Sait.
Wait for the sirens.
Mr. Sait, there's a journalist here.
-What journalist? -She wants to interview you.
I told her she needed an appointment, but I couldn’t--
Mr. Sait? I can’t believe it!
I can’t believe how young you are.
I was expecting an old guy.
By the way, I'm Bahar.
I’m sorry for coming in unannounced, but I was really curious about you.
Do you have a minute?
Have a seat Ms. Bahar, how can I help you?
I write for a magazine called Children and Future.
I’m doing a research on re-entering the society and kids
who have been in the juvenile detention.
Of course, that’s a must.
And I hear that this is the most incident-free and drama-free prison.
That’s what I've heard through the grapevine.
So I wondered, who runs this place.
Ms. Bahar, many journalists visit me here.
They all want to talk, but they distort the truth,
and the government doesn't like that.
Don’t you worry. I promise I'll write the report verbatim.
Just a few questions.
Oya, bring Ms. Bahar and myself some tea. We will chat for a bit.
You poor guy.
Don’t you worry, we'll make him pay.
We will come up with a plan. It has to be well-thought-out.
Exactly. We will calculate, then retaliate.
Man, let’s retaliate.
Let’s destroy them and tear them apart.
It's Thursday. Ibo's crush is on her way back from the farmers’ market.
It’s been that way for a few years.
-Gulten, what’s up? -Good.
Ibrahim
How are you?
Run, Off-target!
What?
-Where to, dude, where to? -To the plan.
Yeah, right. You're going to make a plan, you poor creature.
I can’t make a plan, dude.
I don’t know anything about making plans. Why do you do this?
I can’t work sitting down, I'm too excited.
Would it be okay if I walked around while we talk?
So, what makes you so successful at this young age?
My love of children.
But, what if you run into problems with those children?
We have a system, special methods of our own.
Of course, with many years of experience, right?
How many years have you been here?
I’ve been here my whole life, Ms. Bahar.
I worked tooth and nail for this position.
Of course, working so hard,
it would be hard to carry on a private life or anything.
You ask too many questions.
I was just curious about you, your home, your family, and private life.
You must be torn between work and home?
This is my home.
All I have is here, in this room.
I'll check out your magazine after work today. What was the name?
Children and Development.
Children and Future Children and Future.
Let me take down your contact information. The magazine’s phone number would do.
Sure, it’s 363 21 36.
I deal with so much, I can’t even think straight.
I do things out of order.
I didn’t book a time for you or anything.
If it's okay, I’m going to call them and confirm.
Tea...
Let me get you some water.
There are so many thieves in this neighborhood.
Dude, let me go get Jimmy Ali.
Let’s bring a thief to the prison. Great idea!
We don’t even know where the safe is.
We can’t go in there. What should we do?
Do you have an idea? What should we do?
I’m thinking!
Ahu?
What?
Help me, Ecevit!
What's going on?
I’m in Sait’s office. I can’t get out.
-Sait, how? -Sait?
How did you get in Sait's office, Ahu?
I came to find the safe, but I can’t get out.
What is Ahu doing in Sait’s office?
Are you feeling better?
Thank you.
I choked on the tea, silly me.
Anyway, I’ll let myself out now.
One second, I need to get that confirmation.
It's the protocol. I'm not above the law.
Let me make the call,
and then I can walk you out myself, okay?
Ms. Bahar? Ms. Bahar.
Oya!
Oya, call the infirmary. Tell them to send a doctor, quick!
Ms. Bahar.
-Blond, wait here. I’ll go in. -I won’t fucking wait here.
-Give me your hand. -What?
Give me your hand. You can’t go in like this.
Ahu's in there. I will go in.
Let me go in there. You'll get yourself caught. You're freaking out.
Look at you. If get caught, I'll play the lawyer card. I have an ID.
Her blood pressure looks normal.
I get panic attacks.
It must be the prison. You must have felt claustrophobic.
I hope you feel better.
I’m sorry, I took you away from your work.
That’s alright.
Oya.
We'll be out soon.
Sir, where are you going?
I’m a criminal lawyer. My client is waiting for me.
Wait a minute, I'll have to ask the management.
You wait a minute.
You guys have no idea what's going on around you.
I had to wait twenty minutes down there, and now this?
You are holding up a government's lawyer.
Look, here's my card and here's my ID.
Who am I now? And who are you? Who are you?
What is your name? Tell me your name.
It's alright, sir. Let me escort you.
I can go by myself.
Geez! To hold up a man like me...
Oya, what’s going on?
Mr. Sait, the fire alarm went off.
Quick, to the wards!
Let me go!
It’s alright, it’s me. Don’t be scared.
I said some random things. I think he's on to me.
Let’s get out of here. Tell me all about it later.
We’re in the clear.
Hold it. Will you listen to me before you go all crazy on me?
I found out about Zeki from the police today.
Police? What police?
Something like Guru or Goro? I'm not sure.
Why didn’t you tell me about this?
What can I say, Ecevit? I panicked.
I don't think he'll come back, though.
I have no business here, he said.
He couldn’t get a word out of me.
I found out Zeki has killed someone.
Zeki wasn’t the kind of person who would kill anyone.
And there was this other kid from the juvie named Ozcan?
When I put two and two together,
with your being abused and all,
I decided to help.
I eavesdropped when you were talking.
I couldn't help it.
The boy talked about a safe,
and you guys didn't know how to get in, so I...
Would you have let me do this, if I ran it by you first?
Say something.
Did you get hurt?
My head hurts a little. I passed out inside.
My God, this is insane.
No, not like that. I pretended to faint just to kill time.
I couldn’t think of anything else.
Ahu, this doesn't concern you.
You think so? Then how come you don’t know where the safe is and I do?
How?
The safe is in his room under the table.
There is a trapdoor underneath the rug..
She seriously found the safe. So what do we do? Blow it up?
No, we will find the combination.
How do we do that?
Now I'm getting a call.
It's Groom. I told you this guy would cause trouble.
What’s up, teacher? Is there a quiz?
I have to talk to you guys. Can you get Ibrahim and come over?
Yeah.
They're on their way.
I’ll take a whiskey, no ice.
He won’t come, will he?
I called him. He didn’t pick up.
I don’t think it’s work related.
I mean, if it was work related he would keep it together.
He would have more discipline and work harder.
I think there is someone else.
That’s why I’m here.
You're right, there is someone.
I saw them at the office today.
He brought her to the office?
Is she pretty?
No, I wouldn't say that.
But, there is something cool about this person.
Blonde?
I always thought if Ecevit liked anyone else, she would be blonde.
Not at all, a dark brunette.
But Ecevit called them Blonde. I don't know why.
What is she like?
Well, aggressive,
assertive, looks you right in the eye.
Wears a leather jacket and thinks it looks good.
With a shaved head and a long mustache.
What are you talking about?
Girl, what's love done to you? You used to be shrewd.
You’re acting stupid. There's no other woman.
Birsen, I was joking.
But there really is someone.
Two guys came by today and left with Ecevit.
That's why he's not here. He must be with them.
Who are they? What do they look like?
I don't know, strange looking guys. One of them said to me
that he was Ecevit’s best friend. He looked like a hillbilly.
Really?
Well, if he is Ecevit’s best friend,
I’m his girlfriend, Sermet.
I’d like to meet these friends.
What’s up, teacher? Who is your guest?
Gurur Kutay, Organized Crime.
Is everything okay now? Am I one of you guys?
Why did you call me when you were in trouble,
Instead of Bilal?
Bilal didn't know that I knew. You did.
And I didn't want him in there.
He would have gotten in trouble, or something. He's crazy, you know.
-Got it. -I didn’t want anything to happen to him.
Yeah, I know.
I wouldn't have done it otherwise.
You don't come to me when something goes wrong.
Why would I come to you?
Right.
I would go to Bilal, not you.
He's the one on my mind, not you. Don’t get me wrong.
No, I understand perfectly.
-Good night. -Good night.
The mermaid was finally where she truly belonged,
at home in the depths of the sea.
And...
The end. Are you okay now?
I'd better go. Promise you'll finish your soup when I leave.
Promise.
I'll come by again. If you need anything, I'll always be here, okay?
Call me.
Go on, leave! I don’t need you!
I’m not alone. I've got Bilal.
I’ll call him if something happens. He'll be here. He’s not like you.
I’ll never love you again.
I don’t want you, stupid.
It’s okay. Nothing happened.
It's alright. Nothing happened.
I lied! I will always come to you.
I will always want you.
I will always come to you if something goes wrong.
I was lying the whole time.
What is it? You don’t seem happy to have met me.
Why?
I don’t like cops.
You don’t say? But when you’re in trouble, you call the police for help.
Anyway, I hear you were friends with Zeki.
We still are.
Really? Do you know your friend shot someone? He is a murderer.
Zeki didn’t kill anyone.
I will get there.
So was that you?
Care to share? Did you shoot Ozcan Tiryaki?
No.
But it looks like revenge.
Look, Zeki gets shot, then Ozcan is shot the next day.
I asked around, Zeki had no one.
Who would I interrogate, if not you guys?
God is the ultimate judge. Am I right, teacher?
God?
I ask pretty good questions too.
Feel free. I did not kill anyone.
Prove it! Where were you on the day of the murder?
Why don’t you prove it?
Where were you when Ozcan was shot?
-We… -Where? Where?
Where were you on the morning of February 29, around 10 a.m.?
Hold on a minute.
What day did you say?
February 29.
But these guys were with me that day.
I was feeling light-headed, so they took me to the clinic.
Teacher, What are you saying?
What I just said.
I wasn't feeling well. I’m telling you the truth.
I even had to miss class. That’s why I remember.
Why didn’t you tell me sooner?
You didn’t tell me the date.
Look, these guys are rascals and tramps,
but they have hearts of gold.
They've always had a special place in my heart.
I don't remember how many kids I taught. But I will never forgot these ones.
Despite the fact that they haven't visited for years,
I would never forget them.
Thankfully, they take care of me.
They took me to the doctor that day.
If you don’t believe me,
Ask the people at the clinic and they will corroborate.
Why did you do this? He's now seen my face and knows my name.
Why did you do this?
-What's going on? -Gurur, the police officer, was here.
The teacher called us over, and we were pushed into a corner.
-And now, he's gone berserk! -Then what?
Then he felt sorry for us and had a change of heart.
He came up with an alibi, saying we had to take him to the clinic.
Why don’t you sit down.
No I’m good! Everything is just peachy.
-You were wondering about Huseyin, right? -Yes.
Come here.
Huseyin has been here?
This whole time?
The whole time the police was here questioning us,
Huseyin was lying down in the other room?
You were going to tell on us, then you changed...
You didn’t change your mind.
You didn’t call us to turn us in.
You called us to vindicate us.
What is happening? I just don’t get it.
He wanted to make sure you were all here when he gave him the alibi.
Otherwise, your stories were not going to not match.
That’s why he called you over.
He spoke in your presence so you'd all attest to the same thing,
He vouched for you,
so the police would leave you alone.
I brought Huseyin and left him here, the other night.
He took him in without a word.
So you've had our backs this whole time?
No matter how much I criticize you guys,
if you're ever in trouble, I will always have your backs.
Why?
Because there is nobody else looking out for you.
Gurur won’t leave it alone.
He will go to the clinic. He won't give up.
Of course, and there are others who have my back.
Sometimes when you're in trouble, someone comes to the rescue.
Sometimes it's one whose name you don’t even remember.
And sometimes it's an entire neighborhood.
And that’s exactly what happened.
Our Kuyudibi didn’t abandon its kids in their dark days.
He was going to go to the clinic anyway.
So I asked them to corroborate my story.
And they obliged, bless their hearts.
Now you know the whole story.
Yeah.
Now I know who to go to when I’m in trouble.
Now we have one problem.
How do we get into the safe?
We're out of the woods, and back at square one.
Maybe it’s not like that.
Wow, dude! Do you have a plan for that too?
Are you ok?
The teacher is taking care of me.
The doctor came by as well.
God bless you all.
We won’t leave you on your own. You're gonna get better, I promise
Even if we're not around all the time, you won’t be alone.
I met all your demands, but you need to help us too.
Help us with a very important thing.
You worked for Sait for many years. He trusted you the most.
We heard he has a safe,
where he keeps the video tapes of what he's done to the kids.
Huseyin, look at me.
Do you know about the safe?
I know all about it.
He showed it to me and...
...told me to destroy it if he ever lost access to it.
How do we unlock that safe? Give us a clue.
I can give you the combination.
Sometimes one word is enough to leave the hard times behind.
And sometimes things can get much worse with just one look.
I did not kill anyone.
GAME OF SILENCE